Detachable spiked shoe protective cover

ABSTRACT

A spiked shoe protective cover having a pad of deformable material shaped to conform to the sole and heel of a spiked shoe and having resilient strap members extending along the sides of said pad from the front to the rear with a central connecting strap that quickly and easily interconnects the strap members to resiliently hold the pad against the shoe sole with the deformable material absorbing the spike or cleat projections from the bottom of the shoe with the pad abutting against a substantial portion of the bottom surface of the show providing maximum support.

United States Patet [1 1 Goodman May 28, 1974 [54] DETACHABLE SPIKED Sl-lOE PROTECTIVE COVER [76] Inventor: Mallard S. Goodman, 401 E. 17th Ave., Escondido, Calif. 92025 [22] Filed: Oct. 9, 1973 [21] Appl. No.: 404,347

[52] US. Cl 36/2.5 AN, 36/7.5

[51] Int. Cl A43b 3/10 [58] Field of Search 36/7.5 AN, 7.5, 7.6, 11.5, 36/50, 7.8

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,801,478 8/1957 Gilbert 36/2.5 AN 3,283,424 11/1966 Struntz....

3,566,488 3/1971 Pilarski 36/7.5

Primary ExaminerPatrick D. Lawson Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Brown and Martin [57] ABSTRACT A spiked shoe protective cover having a pad of defonnable material shaped to conform to the sole and heel of a spiked shoe and having resilient strap members extending along the sides of said pad from the front to the rear with a central connecting strap that quickly and easily interconnects the strap members to resiliently hold the pad against the shoe sole with the deformable material absorbing the spike or cleat projections from the bottom of the shoe with the pad abutting against a substantial portion of the bottom surface of the show providing maximum support.

9 Claims, 5 Drawing Figures DETACHABLE SPIKED SHOE PROTECTIVE COVER BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION There are many types of shoes that have spikes or cleats on the lower sole and heel thereof. Such shoes are primarily used for track and golf. As is known, a person wearing golf shoes is often required to walk on concrete, macadam, or gravel surfaces, on which the spikes of the golf shoes are unable to effectively penetrate making it possible for the golfer to slip. Also such surfaces wear off the ends of the golf spikes or cleats. Still further, most golf courses have club houses or the like in which golfers are not allowed to enter with their golf shoes. Thus the golfers are required to either take off their shoes and walk around in the club house in their stocking feet, or they are required to carry around a second pair of shoes.

The same as described relative to the golf shoes also applies to track shoes. A person using track shoes is often required to walk from the dressing room to the track, which usually requires the person to walk over concrete or macadam surfaces. So a person is normally limited in the surfaces on which he can safely walk with his track shoes on that will not cause spikes on the track shoes from being quickly worn off.

Thus it is advantageous to have a protective pad that fits against the lower surface of track or golf shoes and effectively absorbs the cleats or spikes to provide a maximum abutting surface contact and support, and which pad is easily and quickly attached to the wearers shoes allowing the wearer to mount the pad on his shoes and move about without the spikes or cleats directly contacting the surface.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In an embodiment of this invention, a pad has a deformable upper surface and the general configuration of the sole and heel of a shoe to which the protective cover pad is to be mounted. Resilient strap members are secured to the front and rear edges of the pad and are connected by a central strap member to resiliently hold and secure the pad in position against the bottom or sole surface of the spiked shoe. The deformable material absorbs the spikes sufficiently to allow a substantial portion of the pad to directly contact and support the lower surface of the shoe. Thus the pad is quickly and easily installed or secured onto the shoe, and the wearer can wear the pad and walk on the cleated or spiked shoes in the same manner as the wearer would walk on a normal pair of shoes.

Thus the detachable spiked shoe protective cover enables an individual to wear his golf shoes to and from the golf course, or the spiked shoes to and from the track, thereby eliminating the inconvenience, danger, and annoyance of wearing a regular pair of shoes and having to carry a pair of golf shoes. Further, the protective cover prevents the spikes, cleats, or the like from harming rubber matting in the car or floor coverings in club houses, or the like.

In another embodiment, the pad may comprise a unitary pad of deformable material such as foam padding or the like, or may comprise an upper layer of foam padding material bonded to a lower layer of harder material. The resilient straps may be secured by adhesives, barbed end members, or the like.

It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a new and improved detachable cover for protecting spiked shoe surfaces.

Other objects and many advantages of this invention will become more apparent upon a reading of the following detailed description and an examination of the drawings, wherein like reference numerals designate like parts throughout and in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the protective cover, as worn on a golf shoe.

FIG. 2 is a front end view of the configuration of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 2, illustrating the releasing action.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a similar sectional view showing an alternative laminated structure.

Referring now to the drawing, the detachable spiked shoe protective cover includes a pad 10 having a shape that is slightly larger but of the same configuration as the sole and heel of the spiked or cleated shoe 12. The pad 10 has fore and aft extending resilient cords or strap members 18 and 22 that are secured at their forward and rear ends to the sides of the pad 10. Openings 26 in the side wall of the pad 10 receive the ends of the strap members 18 and 22 and are secured therein by adhesives or barbed end connectors 48, as illustrated in FIG. 4. A second strap 20 has one end secured to the longitudinal first strap member 18 midway the length thereof, with the other end secured in the manner previously described to the side of the pad 10. A similar second strap 21 is secured at the other side of the pad 10 to the longitudinal strap member 22. The pair of strap members 18 and 20 and the pair of straps 21 and 22 are pulled upwardly along the side of the shoe and are connected by a third strap and clasp 17. This strap and clasp 17 comprise the combined structure of a metal or plastic strap 24 with a hook end portion 32 that hooks over the strap 22 and has a wire bale 30 secured to the other end for pivotal movement. A wire clasp hook member 34 has one end that hooksaround the strap 18 with a curved over portion 35 that fits through bale 30 and over a release member 28, which is pivotally held on bale 30 by rolled end 36.

In mounting the pad onto the shoe 12, the shoe 12 is placed onto the pad 10 and the resilient strap members 18 and 22 are pulled upwardly with the clasp fixed in position as illustrated in FIG. 2, with the upper curved end of the clasp hook 34 fitting .over the end of the clasp strap 28. The resilience of the resilient strap members 18 and 22 hold the pad member against the lower surface of the shoe with sufficient force that the pad member doesnt move relative to the shoe. The center second straps 20 and 21 hold the mid-portion of the pad 10 in flat secured abutting condition to the bottom surface of the shoe 12. The cleats shown in dotted line 27, see FIG. 2, are embedded in the deformable pad material with a substantial top surface 16 of the pad 10 abutting against the lower surface of the shoe 12 at 29 forming an overall support of the shoe that is comparable to a normal sole on a shoe.

When it is desired to release the protective pad or cover, the wearer merely pulls upwardly on outer end 40 of member 28 in the direction of arrow 46, see FIG. 3, which pivots member 28 over the curved end of the clasp hook 34 releasing the resilient side straps l8 and thane or the like. In this embodiment, the ends 54 and 56 of the side straps 18 and 22 are inserted between the respective upper 50 and lower 52 layers, so that when the layers are bonded together, the ends of the straps are sealed in position.

An ornament 38 is mounted onto the member 28 to not only provide an ornamental design but to allow quicker and easier grasping of the member 28.

Having described my invention I now claim:

1. A detachable spiked shoe protective cover for fitting against the under-surface of a shoe having cleats or spikes projecting therefrom comprising,

a shield pad having the general outer configuration of the shoe sole and heel,

a pair of side strap members,

each of said strap members being continuous with the respective ends secured to the forward and rear sides of said pad, l v

a pair of single straps with each extending between each side of said pad midway the length thereof and each of said strap members midway their length, i

said strap members and said straps are flexible and resilient, 1

a third strap extending between and releasably interconnecting said pairs of strap members mid-way their length across the top of the shoe to which said pad is attached,

and at least the upper surface of said pad comprising deformable and resilient material that absorbs the penetrating spikes or cleats with a substantial portion of the upper surface of said pad abutting against the lower surface of the shoe sole forming an overall support therefor.

2. A detachable spiked ,shoe protective cover as claimed in claim 1 wherein,

said pad having a plurality of holes in the side edge wall surface thereof, and the ends of said pair of strap members being inserted into said openings and being secured therein.

3. A detachable spiked shoeprotective cover asclaimed in claim 2 wherein,

said ends of said strap members being secured byan adhesive in said openings. 4. A detachable spiked shoe protective cover as claimed in claim 2 wherein, I

each of the ends of said strap members have a barbed connector secured thereon that is inserted into said openings securing the ends of said strap members.

and the ends of said strap members being positioned between said'layers and secured in position by the bonding of said layers'into a unitaryshield pad. 8. A detachable spiked shoe protective cover as claimed in claim 1 wherein,

said pad having an outer edge surface that extends beyond the outer edge surface of the shoe on which it is to be mounted. 9. A detachable spiked shoe protective cover as claimed in claim 1 wherein,

the opposite ends of said pair of strap members being secured to said pad adjacent the front and rear ends of said pad. 

1. A detachable spiked shoe protective cover for fitting against the under-surface of a shoe having cleats or spikes projecting therefrom comprising, a shield pad having the general outer configuration of the shoe sole and heel, a pair of side strap members, each of said strap members being continuous with the respective ends secured to the forward and rear sides of said pad, a pair of single straps with each extending between each side of said pad midway the length thereof and each of said strap members midway their length, said strap members and said straps are flexible and resilient, a third strap extending between and releasably interconnecting said pairs of strap members mid-way their length across the top of the shoe to which said pad is attached, and at least the upper surface of said pad comprising deformable and resilient material that absorbs the penetrating spikes or cleats with a substantial portion of the upper surface of said pad abutting against the lower surface of the shoe sole forming an overall support therefor.
 2. A detachable spiked shoe protective cover as claimed in claim 1 wherein, said pad having a plurality of holes in the side edge wall surface thereof, and the ends of said pair of strap members being inserted into said openings and being secured therein.
 3. A detachable spiked shoe protective cover as claimed in claim 2 wherein, said ends of said strap members being secured by an adhesive in said openings.
 4. A detachable spiked shoe protective cover as claimed in claim 2 wherein, each of the ends of said strap members have a barbed connector secured thereon that is inserted into said openings securing the ends of said strap members.
 5. A detachable spiked shoe protective cover as claimed in claim 1 wherein, said pad comprising a unitary piece of deformable, resilient material.
 6. A detachable spiked shoe protective cover as claimed in claim 5 wherein, said pad being made of heavy-density, plastic-foam, padding material.
 7. A spiked shoe protective cover as claimed in claim 1 wherein, said pad being formed of a layer of deformable resilient material bonded to a second layer of harder, less resilient and deformable material, and the ends of said strap members being positioned between said layers and secured in position by the bonding of said layers into a unitary shield pad.
 8. A detachable spiked shoe protective cover as claimed in claim 1 wherein, said pad having an outer edge surface that extends beyond the outer edge surface of the shoe on which it is to be mounted.
 9. A detachable spiked shoe protective cover as claimed in claim 1 wherein, the opposite ends of said pair of strap members being secured to said pad adjacent the front and rear ends of said pad. 